Medium Endurance Cutters

138′ Pawtuxet Class Topsail Schooner
Model: No

182′ Kankakee Class Paddle wheeler River Patrol Cutter
Commissioned as riverboats without hull numbers
Paddle wheelers used for flood relief on the Mississippi
Model: No

200′ Coast Guard Eagle Class Patrol Boat
Acquired from the Navy
Retained the Navy hull number with “CG” added
Named for crewmen of USCGC Tampa
Most only stayed in service less than 2 years
Model: Yes

110′ Coast Guard SC-1 Class Subchaser
Acquired from the Navy
Retained the Navy hull number with “CG” added
Named for crewmen of USCGC Tampa
Most only stayed in service less than 2 years
A few hung in to enforce the Neutrality Laws
Model: Yes

125′ Active Class “Buck and a Quarters” Cruising Cutter Second Class
Part of a massive expansion by ADM Frederick Billard
Commissioned as Second Class Cruising Cutters without hull numbers
Hull numbers were assigned in 1939, reclassified as Subchasers
Numbers were assigned alphabetically, not by date of commission
Active was the lead ship and was assigned the lowest hull number
The 125s were officially referred to as the Active Class
Reclassified as Coastal Patrol Boats after the war
Reclassified as Medium Endurance Cutters in 1967
Morris was the last operational 125 – decommissioned in 1970
Cuyahoga was an OCS training cutter until 1978
Model: Yes

165’B Thetis Class Cruising Cutter Second Class
Part of a massive expansion by ADM Frederick Billard
Commissioned as Second Class Cruising Cutters without hull numbers
Hull numbers were assigned in 1939, reclassified Coastal Patrol Boats
Numbers were assigned alphabetically, not by date of commission
Thetis was the lead ship, but Argo was assigned the lowest hull number
The 165As were officially referred to as the Thetis Class
Ariadne was decommissioned in 1967
Model: Yes

110′ SC-1 Class Coastal Patrol Boat
Acquired from the Navy
Assigned to the CARIBSEAFRON
Model: Yes

230′ Storis Light Icebreaker
Built as a supply cutter for the Greenland patrol
Basically a stretched 180′ buoy tender with an Duck on the fantail
Stationed in Boston after the war
1 July 1957 Set out with CGCs Spar and Bramble to find
a deep water channel through the Arctic Ocean
This transit ended the 450 year search for the Northwest Passage
Returned to Greenland via the passage and then transited to Alaska
via the Panama Canal becoming the first cutter to
circumnavigate the North American Continent
Performed ice breaking duty until 1972
Converted to Medium Endurance Cutter
Decommissioned in 2007
Known as the Galloping Coast of the Alaskan Coast
Queen of the Fleet 1991 to 2007
Model: No

Misc River Patrol Boats
Model: No

110′ SC-497 Class Subchaser
Model: Yes

184′ PCE Class Coastal Patrol Boat
Model: Yes

180′ Cactus Class
Model: Yes

205′ Navajo Class
Acquired from the Navy to replace retiring 125s and 165s
Originally classified as Fleet Tugs
Some retained their navy name and hull numbers
Others were renamed and/or renumbered
Known only as 205s – no other class designation
Reclassified as Medium Endurance Cutters in 1967
Tamaroa was decommissioned in 1994
Model: Yes

213′ Diver Class
Acquired from the Navy to replace retiring 125s and 165s
Originally classified as Fleet Tugs
Some retained their navy name and hull numbers
Others were renamed and/or renumbered
Known only as 213s – no other class designation
Reclassified Medium Endurance Cutters in 1967
Acushnet was decommissioned in 2011
Model: Yes

143′ Sotoyomo Class
Acquired from the Navy to replace retiring 125s and 165s
Originally classified as Fleet Tugs
Some retained their navy name and hull numbers
Others were renamed and/or renumbered
Known only as 143s – no other class designation
Reclassified as Medium Endurance Cutters in 1967
Comanche was decommissioned in 1980
Model: Yes

210′ Reliance Class
Commissioned as Coastal Patrol Boats
With the 378s, first new CG built capital ship since 1936
The 210s were officially referred to as the Reliance Class
Reclassified as Medium Endurance Cutters in 1967
Will be replaced by the National Security Cutter, Medium
Model: Yes

270 Famous Class Medium Endurance Cutter
Designed to replace the 327s
Commissioned as Medium Endurance Cutters
Named for famous cutters of the past
The 270s are officially referred to as the Famous Class
Will remain in service for the foreseeable future
Model: Yes

282’ Edenton Class Medium Endurance Cutter
Commissioned in 1971 as USS Edenton
Acquired by the Coast Guard in 1999
Named for author Alex Haley
Acquired ti replace the aging Acushnet
Serves in Alaska
Alex Haley joined the Coast Guard in 1939 as a Steward
He developed his writing skills during the Pacific war
After the war he petitioned the Coast Guard to creat a photojournalist rate
Haley became the first Coast Guard PJ and the first PJ Chief Petty Officer
Haley retired from the Coast Guard in 1959
He worked as an interviewer for Playboy
and had an impressive list of interviewees
His first book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X
In 1976 he published Roots
Haley died in 1992
Model: No